WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE STATISTICS, BY LABOR MARKET AREA
Annual Average 2003
Labor Market Area	Civilian  Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment  As Percent  of Civilian  Labor Force
UNITED STATES (In Thousands,
Not Seasonally Adjusted)	146,510	137,736	8,774	6.0
UNITED STATES (In Thousands,
Seasonally Adjusted)	146,510	137,736	8,774	6.0
WEST VIRGINIA
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)	787,000	739,000	48,000	6.1
WEST VIRGINIA
(Seasonally Adjusted)	787,000	739,000	48,000	6.1
CHARLESTON
(Kanawha and Putnam Counties, WV)	127,300	121,200	6,100	4.8
HUNTINGTON - ASHLAND - IRONTON
(Cabell and Wayne Counties, WV;
Boyd, Carter and Greenup Counties, KY;
and Lawrence County, OH)	134,900	126,200	8,700	6.4
PARKERSBURG - MARIETTA
(Wood County, WV
and Washington County, OH)	76,900	72,100	4,700	6.2
WHEELING - BRIDGEPORT
(Ohio and Marshall Counties, WV
and Belmont County, OH)	72,800	69,100	3,800	5.2
CLARKSBURG
(Doddridge, Harrison and Taylor Counties)	44,580	42,140	2,440	5.5
GAULEY	13,400	12,350	1,060	7.9
(Nicholas and Webster Counties)
MORGANTOWN - KINGWOOD
(Monongalia and Preston Counties)	53,960	51,760	2,200	4.1
NEW MARTINSVILLE
(Tyler and Wetzel Counties)	11,610	10,710	900	7.7
BLUEFIELD
(Mercer County, WV and Bland County, VA)	30,640	28,960	1,680	5.5
The areas listed above are the names of the labor market areas composed of the indicated counties. Data are for the labor market areas, not the cities proper.
Labor market areas have been redefined in accordance with 1990 Census data.
Data based on 2003 benchmark.